Trial by Jury
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL DIVISION COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA: vs. NO. 3932-16 WILLIAM H. COSBY, JR. TRIAL BY JURY Courtroom A Monday, April 9, 2018 Commencing at 9:09 a.m. Virginia M. Womelsdorf, RPR Official Court Reporter Montgomery County Courthouse Norristown, Pennsylvania - - - BEFORE: THE HONORABLE STEVEN T. O'NEILL, JUDGE AND A JURY COUNSEL APPEARED AS FOLLOWS: KEVIN R. STEELE, ESQUIRE District Attorney M. STEWART RYAN, ESQUIRE KRISTEN GIBBONS-FEDEN, ESQUIRE Assistant District Attorneys for the Commonwealth LANE L. VINES, ESQUIRE THOMAS A. MESEREAU, JR., ESQUIRE KATHLEEN BLISS, ESQUIRE JASON HICKS, ESQUIRE BECKY S. JAMES, ESQUIRE RACHAEL ROBINSON, ESQUIRE JAYA GUPTA, ESQUIRE for the Defendant ALSO PRESENT: JONATHAN PERRONE, Computer Operations Supervisor Montgomery County District Attorney's Office 3 INDEX Page Opening Statement By Mr. Steele 219 - - - 1 COMMONWEALTH vs. WILLIAM H. COSBY, JR. 4 2 (The following proceedings were 410 3 commenced in chambers with the Court, 4 Mr. Steele, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Gibbons-Feden, 5 Mr. Vines, Mr. Mesereau, Ms. Bliss, Ms. James, and the defendant being present:) 7 8 THE COURT: So with everything that 9 occurred over the weekend, hopefully at least we've 10 discerned the process I'd like to follow. 11 Now, I think we can literally start 12 that, you know, if you have these essentially 13 preliminary witnesses. They're witnesses -- I mean, if 14 we know that Potential Juror Number 9 is here, then -- 15 does the Commonwealth have any contest after everything 16 that they've put in in their supplement and 17 Mr.
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